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Now is the time to take stock of progress on library priorities, particularly federal funding and the upcoming budget ...
Academy Award–winning actor Geena Davis wrote and illustrated The Girl Who Was Too Big for the Page because she was “a tall ...
Since President Trump retook office on January 20, libraries and librarianship have been assaulted via executive orders and other actions.
2025 Youth Media Award winners announced—including the Caldecott, Coretta Scott King, Newbery, and Printz awards.
Into the Future United Virtual focuses on the advocate’s role in defending intellectual freedom, raising funds, and sustaining libraries January 2, 2025 ...
In recent years, libraries of all sizes have begun adding color-corrective glasses to their Library of Things collections.
ALA Releases Preliminary Data on 2024 Book Challenges September 23, 2024 Between January 1 and August 31, 2024, ALA’s Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) tracked 414 attempts to censor library ...
American Libraries travels through time to outline our country’s history of censorship—and those who have defended the right to read.
The 2024 Library Design Showcase celebrates new and renovated libraries and administrative facilities throughout North America.
Libraries are adding robotic pets to their collections to bring companionship and health benefits to patrons, especially older adults.
American Libraries spoke with professionals at public, school, and academic libraries using, and innovating with, artificial intelligence.